Maintenance / 1993
Hubble servicing
Preparation, tools and maintainability turn an ambitious repair into an executable task.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maintenance that changed a mission
STS-61 launched on December 2, 1993 for Hubble’s first servicing mission. Two astronaut teams completed five spacewalks, replacing equipment and installing corrective optics. Controllers verified electrical interfaces after servicing tasks. Endeavour returned on December 13.
Endeavour launches.
The crew completes repair and upgrade tasks.
The shuttle returns after Hubble is redeployed.
Primary sources
LESSONS TO INVESTIGATE
Carry the question into the next task.
- Design the service interface together with the procedure.
- Rehearse tool access and the unexpected obstruction.
- Connect completed work to checks and outcome evidence.
PROPOSED REHEARSAL · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Practise the decision.
Rehearse a service-module replacement. Midway through the exercise, fastener access changes. Choose a recovery while preserving the accepted configuration.
This is a proposed learning activity inspired by the case. It is separate from the historical record and is not an account of an EON mission deployment.
See Situation Room and Creator
